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Pope Francis warns against having a \'prejudiced mentality\'
Pope Francis warns against having a 'prejudiced mentality'

Pope Francis urged Church leaders to be more welcoming in a sermon at St Peter's Basilica on Sunday.

Mark Burnett and Roma Downey present \'The Bible Tour 2015\'
Mark Burnett and Roma Downey present 'The Bible Tour 2015'

Tickets are available now for the upcoming Christian music extravaganza, "The Bible Tour 2015."

India: Is Modi trying to win back the Christian vote?
India: Is Modi trying to win back the Christian vote?

India's prime minister Narendra Modi has asked the police to intervene in a series of attacks against Christian institutions after a burglary at a convent school in the capital.

Tennessee lawmaker wants Bible to be state\'s official book
Tennessee lawmaker wants Bible to be state's official book

Tennessee is third state to file bill to declare Bible as official book

Pope Francis urges new cardinals to serve the marginalised
Pope Francis urges new cardinals to serve the marginalised

In line with his pastoral commitment to the poor, Pope Francis on Sunday urged 20 new cardinals to turn their attention to the "marginalised" people of society.

Bear Grylls: My faith helps me cope with claims my shows are faked
Bear Grylls: My faith helps me cope with claims my shows are faked

Accused of making his reality shows easier, the adventurer says that the claims are "99 per cent untrue".

Trucker fired for naming Jesus as his co-driver
Trucker fired for naming Jesus as his co-driver

A Texan truck driver has lost his job after being accused of "falsifying legal documents" – a 'crime' he attributes to having named Jesus as his co-driver in his log books.

Child soldiers still being recruited in South Sudan
Child soldiers still being recruited in South Sudan

Despite commitments to stop recruiting children under 18, government forces in South Sudan continue to actively recruit and use child soldiers, Human Rights Watch said today.

Religious leaders call for resignation of Philippine president
Religious leaders call for resignation of Philippine president

Religious leaders call for President's ouster after death of 44 police officers in Maguindanao clash

Chapel Hill suspect Craig Hicks: \'I hate Islam just as much as Christianity\'
Chapel Hill suspect Craig Hicks: 'I hate Islam just as much as Christianity'

Investigation into the online activity of Chapel Hill shooting suspect Craig Hicks has revealed that though he regularly condemned religion, he also apparently promoted freedom of belief.

Hundreds of Jewish graves vandalised in France
Hundreds of Jewish graves vandalised in France

Hundreds of Jewish graves have been subjected to antisemitic vandalism at a cemetery in eastern France, near the border with Germany.

Gay pastor\'s children refused entry to Christian school
Gay pastor's children refused entry to Christian school

A gay pastor and his husband have been told their children will not be admitted to a Christian school in Nashville because of the family's "unacceptable" lifestyle.

Australia: Senior rabbi resigns after calling father of abused boys a \'lunatic\'
Australia: Senior rabbi resigns after calling father of abused boys a 'lunatic'

Australia's most senior Orthodox rabbi resigned this morning from two top posts in the community after a royal commission into child sex abuse heard that he called the father of three abused boys a "lunatic".

Canon Andrew White: Christians shouldn\'t combat ISIS because they are \'hopeless at fighting\'
Canon Andrew White: Christians shouldn't combat ISIS because they are 'hopeless at fighting'

Vicar of Baghdad Canon Andrew White has urged Westerners not to join Christian militia in Iraq because Christians are "hopeless at fighting".

Justin Welby on ISIS killings: \'The light of Christ will not be overcome\'
Justin Welby on ISIS killings: 'The light of Christ will not be overcome'

The Archbishop of Canterbury has condemned the "terrible cruelty" of the murder of 21 Coptic Christians in Libya, as well as the killings in Denmark and Nigeria over the weekend.

Richard Dawkins slams video that claims to \'destroy atheism\'
Richard Dawkins slams video that claims to 'destroy atheism'

Richard Dawkins has dismissed a Christian video that claims to undo atheist reasoning about God, saying the argument was "pathetic".